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La cancion de Buenos Aires · Francisco Canaro · 1933

Francisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon
Music by Orestes Cúfaro, Azucena Maizani, lyrics by Manuel Romero. 6 recordings in our catalogue, 1933–1985.

Who recorded it

Every version6

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1933

  1. Osvaldo PuglieseAbel Córdoba19741985
  2. Francisco CanaroErnesto Famá · Nelly Omar19331947
  3. Florindo SassoneCarlos Malbran1950
  4. Enrique AlessioAlberto Castillo1948

Pinned at 1933 · Guardia Nueva 1920–1934 · Francisco Canaro recordings indexed 1915–1973 · gold: With Maida, 1933–1938

La cancion de Buenos Aires · Francisco Canaro · 1933 was sung by Ernesto Famá.† La cancion de Buenos Aires · Francisco Canaro · 1933 is a tango.† La cancion de Buenos Aires · Francisco Canaro · 1933 lasts 02:42.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

4 orchestras recorded it

3 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Orestes Cúfaro, Azucena Maizani
Words
Manuel Romero
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Osvaldo Pugliese’s 1974 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 6 recordings of this song by 4 orchestras, 1933 to 1985.
1930’40’50’60’70’80
Recordings of La cancion de Buenos Aires · Francisco Canaro · 1933 by year, taller the more they are danced · 6 of 6 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

6 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 17 more we know of

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  3. Florindo SassoneLa cancion de Buenos AiresFlorindo SassoneCarlos MalbrantangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1950
  4. Enrique AlessioLa cancion de Buenos AiresEnrique AlessioAlberto Castillotango
    No match yet
    1948
  5. Nelly OmarNot in our catalogue1928
  6. Ángel Domingo Riverol, Domingo Julio Vivas, Guillermo Barbieri, Horacio PettorossiNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Jan 231933
  7. Ángel F. CondercuriNot in our catalogueAlberto Castillo · Jan 81948
  8. Azucena MaizaniNot in our catalogue1954
  9. Roberto RufinoNot in our catalogue1959
  10. Roberto RufinoNot in our catalogueMar 201959
  11. Libertad LamarqueNot in our catalogue1972
  12. Rosanna FalascaNot in our catalogue1982
  13. Osvaldo PuglieseNot in our catalogueAbel Córdoba1989
  14. Osvaldo PuglieseNot in our catalogueAbel Córdoba · Jun 261989
  15. Osvaldo PuglieseNot in our catalogueAbel Córdoba, Adrián Guida · Apr 91994
  16. Jorge SobralNot in our catalogue
  17. María GrañaNot in our catalogue
  18. Rosanna FalascaNot in our catalogue
  19. Susy LeivaNot in our catalogue
  20. Virginia LuqueNot in our catalogue

One recording

A dated take, with its sound and the couples dancing it.

Francisco Canaro

La cancion de Buenos AiresFrancisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues5

tango.info · 02480002040705-1-18

tango.info · 02480002007050-1-5

tango.info · 02480002112525-1-7

tango.info · 02480002152910-1-5

tango.info · 02480002335191-2-1

Singers1

Sung by Ernesto Famá

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:42

Audio feature11

Audio feature 126.0

Audio feature 0.951

Audio feature A

Audio feature major

Audio feature 0.764

Audio feature -25.1

Audio feature 0.448

Audio feature 0.47

Audio feature 0.134

Audio feature 0.0

Audio feature 0.865

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. La cancion de Buenos AiresFrancisco CanaroErnesto Famá

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